Where does “mæghin” come from?

mæghin (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse megin, from Proto-Germanic maginą, from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- — to be able.

mæghin (Old Swedish): might, power, strength

Definitions

  1. might, power, strength

Ancestry of “mæghin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeginmight, power, strength; the main, chief part of a...
2Proto-Germanicmaginąability, power, might, main
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēgh-to be able

Words derived from “mæghin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maginą →Every word from Old Norse megin →